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Lennie James (born 11 October 1965) is an English actor, screenwriter, and playwright. Among his more notable roles in American television was the mysterious Robert Hawkins in the CBS series Jericho. James also starred as Detective Joe Geddes in the AMC television series Low Winter Sun and has been highly praised for his guest appearances as Morgan Jones in the popular AMC series The Walking Dead by fans and critics alike. 

Full Name Lennie James
Net Worth $4 Million
Date Of Birth October 11, 1965
Place Of Birth London, England, UK
Height 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Profession Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Nationality British
Children Romy James, Georgia James, Celine James
Parents Phyllis Mary James
Siblings Kester James
Partner Giselle Glasman, Giselle Glasman
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416694
Nominations British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama
Movies Colombiana, Lockout, Snatch, Get on Up, The Next Three Days, 24 Hour Party People, Sahara, Lost in Space, Swelter, Among Giants, Les Misérables, Lucky Break, Blade Runner 2049, Mob Rules, Outlaw, Storm Damage, The Girl On The Roof, Comics
TV Shows Hung, The Prisoner, Jericho, The State Within, Buried, Civvies, The Walking Dead, Line of Duty, The Family Man, Out of the Blue (UK), U.S. Attorney
Quote
1 I’ve written virtually as long as I’ve acted, it wasn’t a sudden transition. I acted in my first play when I was 16 and I wrote my first play when I was 17.
2 My thing is, I like playing guys who have a really interesting internal monologue.
3 I will say that when I first came out to the States to work on ‘Jericho,’ that was the only time that I’ve ever been frightened about a job, because in America they tell stories over such a long time, and I was petrified that I’d get bored.
4 I don’t usually like talking about acting or what my process is, and all those kinds of things, because I don’t necessarily think it’s helpful to talk about how I do my job.
5 I went to an all boys’ school in South London and the only god was sport.
6 One of the things I learnt over the years is that there is a craft to writing, like there is a craft to acting. I hadn’t done my apprenticeship as a writer. I did try to be a writer for hire but I’m not any good at it.
7 I owe ‘Jericho’ my whole time in America, really. It was a fantastic group of people to work with.
8 I’m part of that generation that grew up watching TV, and being an actor was all about being on TV or being in films.
9 I’m not setting ‘Jericho’ up to be anything other than what it is, which is, you know, a piece of good, well thought-out, well put-together TV and entertainment.
10 I’m not a broad comic, but I think I can be funny and I think I make people laugh.
11 One of the things I liked about playing Tony Gates in ‘Line of Duty’ was that I don’t think he gave much thought to justifying his actions until he was under investigation.
12 I’ve worked in the theater, television, and films. A five-hour TV series is certainly more time than a character I’d be playing in a film.
13 My favorite television show of all time is ‘Hill Street Blues.’ I think it’s the show that is to television what Pele was to football or Muhammad Ali was to boxing.
14 I was dreading all of the ghost stories of working on American television, not in the least, the length. In Britain, a series is six episodes of an hour drama, maybe sometimes eight, but never twenty-two, so I was petrified of that.
15 When I was growing up and watching ‘The Sweeney,’ the notion of police officers being an inch away from the villains that they’re chasing was commonplace.
16 If you look in real life, it is very hard to describe people as good people, bad people, heroes or villains. People aren’t bad people. They all have their justifications.
Fact
1 Long term partner of Giselle Glasman with whom he has three daughters: Romy, and twins Celine and Georgia.
2 Graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1988.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Blade Runner 2049 2017 post-production
Double Play 2017 completed Chamon
The Walking Dead 2010-2017 TV Series Morgan Jones
Destiny: The Taken King 2015 Video Game Lord Shaxx (voice)
Critical 2015 TV Series Glen Boyle / Mr. Glen Boyle
Civilianaire Boys’ Club 2015 Short Morris
The Girl on the Roof 2014 Short Thief
Destiny 2014 Video Game Lord Shaxx, Crucible Handler (voice)
Get on Up 2014 Joe Brown
Swelter 2014 Bishop
Low Winter Sun 2013 TV Series Joe Geddes
Run 2013 TV Mini-Series Richard
Line of Duty 2012 TV Series Gates
Lockout 2012 Harry Shaw
Hung 2010-2011 TV Series Charlie
Colombiana 2011 Ross
Human Target 2010 TV Series Baptiste
The Next Three Days 2010 Lieutenant Nabulsi
Mob Rules 2010 C-Note
The Prisoner 2009 TV Mini-Series 147 / Driver
Three Rivers 2009 TV Series Dr. Maguire
Lie to Me 2009 TV Series Terry ‘Tel’ Marsh
U.S. Attorney 2009 TV Movie Eric King
Fallout 2008 TV Movie DS Joe Stephens
Jericho 2006-2008 TV Series Robert Hawkins
Outlaw 2007 Cedric Munroe
The State Within 2006 TV Series Luke Gardner
MI-5 2006 TV Series David Newman
The Family Man 2006 TV Movie Paul Jessop
Countdown 2006 TV Series Robert Hawkins
ShakespeaRe-Told 2005 TV Mini-Series Oberon
Born with Two Mothers 2005 TV Movie Errol Bridges
Sahara 2005 General Zateb Kazim
My Shakespeare 2004 TV Movie documentary Narrator (voice)
Frances Tuesday 2004 TV Movie Trent
Stealing Lives 2004 TV Movie Narrator (voice)
Family Business 2004 TV Series Roy Tobelem
Buried 2003 TV Series Lee Kingley
Without You 2003 TV Short James
24 Hour Party People 2002 Alan Erasmus
The Martins 2001 PC Alex
Lucky Break 2001 Rudy ‘Rud’ Guscott / Hardy in Show
The Martins: Deleted Scenes 2001 Video short Police Constable Alex
The Martins: Outtakes 2001 Video short Police Constable Alex
The Announcement 2000 Richard
Snatch 2000 Sol
The Miracle Maker 2000 Gaius Velius Quintilus (voice)
Storm Damage 2000 TV Movie Bonaface
Shockers: Deja Vu 1999 TV Movie Mark
Elephant Juice 1999 Graham
Cold Feet 1998 TV Series Kris Bumstead
Among Giants 1998 Shovel
Les Misérables 1998 Enjolras
Lost in Space 1998 Jeb Walker
Undercover Heart 1998 TV Mini-Series Matt Lomas
The Perfect Blue 1997 Danny
Out of the Blue 1995-1996 TV Series D.C. Bruce Hannaford
Forest People 1996 TV Movie
Fathers, Sons and Unholy Ghosts 1995 Short Martin
Thief Takers 1995 TV Series DC Alan Oxford
Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge 1994 TV Series Argyle
Love Hurts 1994 TV Series Steve
A Touch of Frost 1994 TV Series DC Carl Tanner
Comics 1993 TV Series Delroy Smith
Civvies 1992 TV Series Cliff Morgan
The Orchid House 1991 TV Mini-Series Baptiste
Screenplay 1988 TV Series

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Storm Damage 2000 TV Movie
The Bill 1990 TV Series written by – 1 episode
Screenplay 1988 TV Series writer – 1 episode

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Among Giants 1998 performer: “The Air That I Breathe”, “Stand By Me”, “Never Seen That Look Before”

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far 2016 TV Movie documentary special thanks
Intimacy 2001 special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Talking Dead 2013-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest / Himself – ‘Morgan’
The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far 2016 TV Movie documentary Himself / Morgan Jones
The Met: Policing London 2015 TV Series documentary Himself – Narrator
Making the Next Three Days 2011 Video short Himself
The Men of The Next Three Days 2011 Video short Himself
The Making of The Walking Dead 2010 Documentary short Morgan Jones
A Six Hour Film Shot in 92 Days: The Diary of ‘The Prisoner’ 2010 Video short Himself
Beautiful Prison: The World of ‘The Prisoner’ 2010 Video short Himself
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare 2005 Video documentary Himself
Pure 24 2003 TV Series documentary Studio Guest / Himself
24 Hour Party People: Manchester the Movie 2003 Video short Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2013 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Walking Dead (2010)
2010 Best Ensemble Cast Method Fest Tic (2010)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 RTS Television Award Royal Television Society, UK Best Actor Run (2013)
2013 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Drama Guest Actor The Walking Dead (2010)
2013 RTS Television Award Royal Television Society, UK Best Actor – Male Line of Duty (2012)
2013 RTS Television Award Royal Television Society, UK Best Actor – Male Run (2013)
2001 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Best Single Drama Storm Damage (2000)

3rd Place Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 Chainsaw Award Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best TV Supporting Actor The Walking Dead (2010)

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